▲This photo, provided by Chorokbaem E&M, show Lee Chan-won. (PHOTO NOT FOR SALE) (Yonhap)

 

SEOUL, October 31 (Yonhap)-- Singer Lee Chan-won did not sing at a local performance to mourn the Itaewon tragedy, but ended up being verbally abused by the audience.
 
Lee Chan-won took the stage of the first theme park picnic autumn festival held in Hwasun-gun, Jeollanam-do on October 30, but requested the audience to understand that he would not sing considering it is a national mourning period, according to his agency, Chorokbaem E&M, and social media on Monday, 
 
Then a male audience approached Lee Chan-won, verbally abused him, and pushed the manager when they came down from the stage after greeting,  This video was spread on social media.
 
Earlier, Chan-won Lee posted a notice on the fan cafe before the event that he would attend the event but not sing, considering the national mourning period and apologize.
 
The management company explained, "We have already made a deal with the event organizers that Lee Chan-won won't be singing. There were some protests and complaints from the audience for not singing at the event, but there were no big problems. "

(This article is translated from Korean to English by Dowon Kim.)
 
 
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